The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-11
THIEVES land THINGS.
JOE SWEENEY IS 1. DISCOURAGED
After nm Alleged hearing Mt Moundsvilie.
( "Goetxe''S forsythe Released on nali.
The Escape from tho nioundsvilic
Penitentinry--A Supposed Crook,

Officers Shorts and Woul were two bad.
lydlsgusted mon last evening whom thCy
returned from Moundsville, where they
went 10 teatliy In the case Of Joe. Sweeney,
arrested by them on tho charge Of having
robbed old man Curtis. at Limestone,
Marshall county, lSst Friday night. Three
men tea.laed to having aoon Sweeney In
the vicinity Of the robbery before It &C,
CURED. There was also other circum.
stan,ial evidence against him. Shorts was
rot allowed TO testify why he Ind been
led to arrest Sweeney, and Capt. Doyensr,
who Represented Sweeney In The hearing,
which was in Squire Edwsrds' court, sue
ceoded IN having him discharged.
When the residents In tho vicinity Of
Limestone came to Wheeling and de-.
acribed thu men suspected OF having com.
mitted tho robbery, the officers at once
recognized from the description Joe
Sweeney and Oven Friery. Warrants
were isau6d for both men, but Fr;esy has
not cince been neen. Tho polios here
ussd every effort 10 capture both men,
but only caught Sweeney. Laat night The
'.two.J obns," West aud Shorts, were d.
b,tirg who was the bigger chump,
themselves for taking tho trouble they
did or Frlc,y ior Gliding them. They re-
marked that |. would ba cool day when
they Arreatod another man Tor the Mar.
shall county Rnthotltie8. ~ y-.t5s, vi
| William "Gos.zs' Fo.gytbe, whoae ar.
rest followed that OF 8 Teoney, who made
iForsyths'a houRo.hoat his hsalquarterp,
and who WEB cent 10 Jail by Squire Phil.
lips as g poseon not Of good taue, 0 nun.
Der Of barglays' tools bsipy. found In hin
boat, VAS released on ball by The Squire
yesterday. 1. VISA dsveiope,l that For.
Bylhe had bsen working regularly, aud ho
promised to cell the boat ani reform, and
as su earueas OF hia good Intentions be
took an oath to abstain from Intoxicating
liquors.
Thisyes entered tho clothing store Of
Blum Boa, 1T Dsllsire, night baioro last,
lhroug ID u v indog'in the back part OF toe
store, mex! 10 the back door Of the AtlIn.
tic tes store. They TOOK ont a pane Of
glsss, and ono follow entered and opsned
the hack door, giving hia psla easy eccaas.
They feec:ed oysrcoa.e, c.cthiag, under.
clothing, uecSsias, collars aud cuas, and
ljswclry, and the firm estimate their loss
ct about G thousand do!lEr5. Marshal
Darby, oil Bullaire, c,mesto this city in
search CT eoma clue to the thievea, vino
wero believed to be coma trsmps who were
sesn about that part of tho town Wsdnes.
day eveuiag. Chiai of Poics Smith gave
him all tbs assistance he c5uld, but moth.
ing came ciit. :lsE
| Frank McAdams and George Trader, oil
| Grafton, who escaped from guard who
had taken lhsm ont OF tho Mouudsvill1
peniten,lery night before last, had no.
| bsen recap!ursd up to O lats hour las!
night.
Five coEvic.a had boon tskon some dayl
ago, seven Eiles from tho prison, to &c!
| out o.ens from quarry for Ct,rbirg to be
used in tho prison ysrd, and board
shanty had Eesn elected on The ground
for their accommodating. Ae each OF the
conv!cts led but a nhort tins ta csryo II
waa not expected there wcali be any at
tempt or desire to osc Ips, 90 q recapture
entaila en- additional sentence Of one year.
Thoss two asked tie gusrd TO allow thsrn
to SCI rabbit snsres in tho vicinity o; tao
quarry, and took advantage Of hia pesmis.
zion to eHcape. - q.
| MoAdems had Eva month"; TO aor7o and
Trader thrca uontha. II recaptarad the7
will BIO deprived Of What "sood tirns'
they had earned. aad given 81 81 ii!ionsl
year In the prison.
| Lat evening Oliicers West end Hhortf
arrested q man named John Henneaey. on
suspicion Of being msn wanted in Now
YORK for grand larceny. Honucssy test.
fed In ESasnsy's bohalt ct Monndsviilu
and was arrested Ct the train. He admit.
| led that he wan 81 operator oil thu shell
game, but denied that DO wa s .b:ef.
Capt. Smith let him 60 altor questioning
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